Matza

Beyond the headlines: Implications of a Matzah shortage - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

CHAIM ELCHANAN Idan, creator of the Ohr HaTorah weekly newsletter on the Torah portion.
Matzah

Passover 2026: This is the healthy spread for matzah – and what to avoid

A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016

Passover Seder night: The deeper meaning of matzah and the urgency of the Exodus

Matzah is not really "fattening" as people think

You really have to get to know matzah properly


Dutch matzah factory gives away Passover product to 35,000 schoolkids

Each student was allotted two pieces — some 70,000 matzahs.

Matzot Yehuda matzah factory in Jerusalem, 2019.

Senior citizens break world record for tallest matzah tower

About 200 residents took part in spending a whole day spreading 24 packages of matzahs with 10 kilograms of chocolate spread.

A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016

Jews in former Soviet Union eat most amount of matzah in the world - Why?

That’s a provision of 2.7 pounds per person – a ratio that’s nearly three times what’s on stock for the average soldier in the Israeli army.

An employee prepares dough at the Tiferet Hamatzot factory in Dnepro, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2014.

Matzah and the #MeToo movement: Symbols of restraint - opinion

The Talmud long ago taught us: With sexual drives, it is difficult to stay in low gear.

MATZAH IS a sort of spiritual stoplight.

The story and impact of the American Heritage Haggadah

"The celebration of Passover has changed dramatically in America from pre-Civil War days to the present. What has not changed is the Passover story itself. It continues to move, teach and inspire Jew

Moses leading the Children of Israel across the Red Sea from the ‘American Heritage Haggadah’ by David Geffen, Gefen Publishers 1992

UJA launches #MatzahChallenge to raise funds amid COVID, Passover

Until April 4, all posts updated with the hashtag #MatzahChallenge will be matched with an $18 donation to UJA.

A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016

650 pounds of matzah are being shipped to Saudi Arabia, other Gulf states

The matzah is also being shipped to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. The Jewish association will also be providing Passover resources to American troops in the region.

 Jews in Tehran producing matza this week ahead of the Passover holiday.

Major rise in demand for Shmurah Matzah amid Passover - survey

The alleged cause of the rise in demand for Shmurah Matzah was due to a campaign initiated by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

Shmurah Matzah.

Passover in Muslim countries: Matzah in Iran, seder in UAE

Jews across the Muslim world are preparing for the upcoming Passover holiday with several organizations involved in supplying the holiday essentials

 Jews in Tehran producing matza this week ahead of the Passover holiday.

Parashat Bo: Multiple meanings of matzah

There are (at least) three different reasons for eating unleavened bread; and together with a fourth, symbolic reason, all of them tie together in one of those mystical weaves.

A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016